Gordon has been given to about 155,579 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1952, which makes it a midcentury name.
Its best year was 1952, when 2,835 babies were given the name, ranking 110th. The typical living American called Gordon is about 71 years old today. It is relatively most common in Nebraska, where it accounts for 0.03% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.